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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1936
Page
4
Embarrassing Gold Surplus Spurs Sterilization Plan
The United States Treasury adopts a sterilization method to curb imported gold. Gold is turned over to the government and offset by selling equal value I Bonds, removing gold from circulation and limiting its impact on domestic credit. The shift aims to prevent credit expansion and curb inflationary pressures amid a gold surplus and speculative fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
United States
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
The Seasons and the Promise of a New Year
The article reflects on Christmas and New Year as a transitional season. It notes how parties stretch days into nights and the world loosens ties to plan new activity. It speaks of reflection, renewal, and the moral balance sought as the year turns.
Hollywood Restaurant Scandals Highlight Troubled Colony Eateries
A nostalgic critique notes frequent altercations and sensational rumors swirling around Hollywood eateries. An actress was carried from a cafe in a hysterical state while others clashed inside, and a male actor denied involvement in similar recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Uncommon Sense and the Value of Idle Curiosity
The essay argues that curiosity drives progress and invention, distinguishing great scientists from routine researchers. It notes corporations fund labs to pursue unknowns, while true discoveries come from thinkers willing to question accepted ideas. It ends claiming humanity has much further to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
The Glee Club by George Elliston
A reflective poem reveals the speaker classifying club members by sincerity and motive. The narrator envisions a day when patterns of speech and behavior are clear, lifting a veil on truth and the reasons behind laughter and sighs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Glee Club
George Elliston
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Alleged quarrel mirrors a warning from a parent about street fighting and a reply blaming the other child for provoking the confrontation.
Do you think growing old is a habit
A witty exchange where Sap jokes that aging is a bad habit if you keep at it and warns it will surely catch up with you.
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Ginks
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Pups Tail Leads to Missing Dog Tale
A playful exchange reveals a missing dog mystery as a child points out the pup’s tail while the father searches. The lighthearted moment captures a domestic scene centered on a family's concern and a pup’s location.
Seeress Charges Five Dollars for Spirit Contact
A seeress asks a client for five dollars for a séance claiming to contact the client's grandfather who supposedly lives beyond. The client refuses to pay and instead asks to charge the bill to the grandfather, noting he does not need money where he is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeress
Overcoat Debt Sparks Offhand Bargain Exchange
A brief dialogue unfolds with flirtatious banter and a quip about an overcoat charged to a seller. The conversation moves through teasing remarks about imagination and a fleeting exchange about Mandy, Josh, and a sister.
Massachusetts court notes pedestrians' tendency to carelessness
Cartoonish year in review hints at humorists and social quirks. The piece mocks a Kansas phone subscriber on a party line saying hello to all, while lampooning war prep and government spending warnings. It closes with a wry remark on aging and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
They Call It Politics by Carter Field
Washington analyzes two major substitutes for the NRA aimed at Blue Eagle goals. Richberg and O Mahoney propose plans with federal incorporation or industry based rules to govern wages hours and child labor. The Richberg approach hinges on fair trade and anti unfair competition to shape federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Donald R. Richberg
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
Richberg
Blue Eagle
Supreme Court
Johnson
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Cotton Ginned in Union Parish 1936 Surpasses 1935 Figures
Marion Louisiana December 28 Special J W Melton bureau of the census special agent reports 13 235 bales of cotton ginned in Union parish from the 1936 crop prior to December 13 1936 compared with 9 706 bales from the 1935 crop prior to December 13 1935
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
J W. Melton
Bureau of the Census
Union Parish
Buzzie Dall Hosts White House Holiday Party
Curtis Buzzie Dall hosted a White House holiday party in Washington as friends of the president’s grandson were invited. Earlier, Buzzie’s sister Eleanor entertained at the mansion last Tuesday.
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Buzzie
Washington
Curtis
Dall
White House
Eleanor
Local firm begins work on St Joseph filtration plant
The Monroe firm Salley and Ellis started construction Monday on a new gravity filtration plant at St Joseph. The $6,225 contract will take about 75 days to complete, financed by a PWA loan, with A O Evans of Louisiana Power and Light Ltd overseeing as consulting engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Salley and Ellis
St. Joseph
PWA
A. O. Evans
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Missouri Pacific Car To Aid Lake Charles Orphanage
A Monroe to Lake Charles car filled with syrup corn meat beans lard canned goods and dried fruit will be donated and shipped at no cost to the Louisiana Baptist orphanage serving 125 children. The event aims for generous community support. The Christian Endeavor basketball tournament proceeds at city high with teams from Rayville Minden Sibley and Monroe and honors the winning squad. An athletic committee led by Louise Gregg J D Davis Willie May Cleaton and William Wunsch oversees the event. Hansen Oil plans to resume drilling near Bosco with expected depth to 3000 feet following a prior 2700 foot effort led by Anderson Drilling and Postmaster Cook notes progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Monroe
Louisiana Baptist
Lake Charles
Christian Endeavor
Rayville
Minden
Sibley
Louise Gregg
Ruston
J. D. Davis
Choudrant
Willie May Cleaton
William Wunsch
Hansen Oil Company
Bosco
Cook
Anderson Drilling Company
Hambone's Meditations Reflected On Daily Labor
A speaker recalls passing the time while working with simple reflections on hard work and nothing else to do. The tone echoes a rural voice noting endurance and plain living during a slow day.
Methods for Tonsil Removal Explored in Medical Review
The article reviews surgical removal as the standard method for tonsil extraction in children, noting partial removal risks and repeat operations. It discusses electric coagulation for enlarged adult tonsils as a less accurate alternative with possible infections, and mentions limited X ray use for tissue destruction.
Ouachita Parish School Board Schedules First 1937 Session
The Ouachita parish school board will meet Saturday January 2 at 10 a.m. in the office of T. O. Brown to conduct routine business. The date shifts due to New Year’s Day holiday. the meeting is the first session of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
Brown
Olla Baptist Church Christmas Program Highlights
The Olla Baptist church in Olla Louisiana presented a Christmas program with songs such as Joy to the World Hark the Herald Angels Sing and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear a pantomime and a visit from Santa Claus D H Brooks gave the benediction. The program featured Vera McBroom Selby Bruckner Jean Stean Kenneth Jordan and Mrs Colette with Mrs Gumblet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olla
Olla Baptist Church
D. J. Bruckner
E. M. Daffin
Hark
The
Herald Angels Sing
Vera McBroom
Selby Bruckner
Jean Stean
Kenneth Jordan
Mineral wealth of La Paz Boliv ia department reported
The department of La Paz Bolivia contains gold silver tin tungsten copper and bismuth in its mineral wealth, highlighting diverse mineral resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of
la Paz
Bolivia
Hollywood Sights and Sounds on Studio Sets
The piece details film sets at Hollywood studios including Gary Cooper and Frances Dee filming a ship interior on a prop clipper for Souls at Sea and the Moonbeam Room set for Top of the Town. It notes costs, engineering feats, and the oddities of on-stage weather effects.
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Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Frances Dee
Los Angeles Harbor
Henry Hathaway
Mr. Cooper
Miss Dee
Hathaway
Radio City
Manhattan
Universal
Bojangles Robinson Celebrates 50 Years On Stage
Harlem legend Bill Robinson known as Bojangles marks fifty years as a dancer with a storied rise from Manchester Virginia to Broadway. He recalls early life, stair dance invention in Richmond, and years on vaudeville and film while remaining Harlem’s celebrated figure.
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Harlem
Bill Robinson
Lenox Avenue
Bill
Mr. Robinson
Broadway
Cotton Club
Manchester
Richmond
Sonny
Bojangles
Des Williams
Washington
Eddie Leonard
Lawrence
The
Gertrude Hoffman
South
Bojangie
Chicago
Boston
South Boston Athletic Club
Jesse Owens
England
His Majesty’s
Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Miss Temple
Josephine Baker
Paris
Radio Schedule Briefs From NBC Networks Listings
Program grid across NBC RED BLUE and WJZ networks for East Midwest West and Coast with 4 30 to 12 30 air slots featuring Tom Mix Jack Armstrong Amos n Andy Fibber McGee and more. Includes 4 30 5 30 6 30 blocks in multiple regions and times.
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Sketch
Basic
Helen Jane Behnke
Song
Jack Armstrong
Town Tattlers Orch
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Billy
Betty
Amos
Andy
Connie Gates
Mollie
Warden Lawes
Richard Himber
Eastman
J. Johnson & Orch
Amos 'N
King’s Jesters
Ray Noble
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Francis Craig
Wabe Wade
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Sunset
West
Baste
Dixie
Press-Radio News
George Hall
Renfrew
the Mounted
H. Foote
Ensemble—west
Eddie Elkins
Orchestra—Dixie
Boake Carter
Horace Heidt
Wayne King
Jack Shannon
Ozzie Nelson
Eddy Duchin
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Centralto—network
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